THE BEST FAKE NERD NEWS WE SAW THIS APRIL FOOL’S

Today reminds us, as always, that the best April Fool’s jokes may tip their hat quite obviously, but are mostly genuinely funny rather than just a cheap fakeout. Since, traditionally, the foolin’ around is supposed to stop at noon, we’re taking a moment here to round up some of the best…and we’ll keep updating as we find more.

Naturally, we went all-in on the fun with a little switcheroo. Part one is above; part two below:

ThinkGeek, of course, had their usual array of fake products that, if history tells us anything, may in some cases become real eventually, like the Tentacuddle Wrap (featured image, above). Unfortunately, they’re not likely to make these VHS copies of the misremembered, didn’t-actually-exist cult classic Shazam into an actual movie. College Humor, however, recreated a scene:

We’d actually buy this Mezco action figure that they sent out a fake press release for. But toy technology isn’t at that level…yet.